‘What we have is a policy opening,’ Greens working to break through to Quebec, British Columbia voters who want a ‘climate leader’

By Peter MazereeuwFeb. 11, 2019

It won’t be easy, however, with several parties in Quebec posturing as environmental champions, says Léger pollster Christian Bourque.

Green Party Leader Elizabeth May has been her party's sole representative in Parliament for most of the time since she was elected in 2011. Former NDP and Independent MP Bruce Hyer also sat as a Green between December 2012 and the October 2015 election. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The Liberal government has “utterly failed” to respond to the threat of climate change, says Green Party Leader Elizabeth May, and the lone Green MP is hopeful that voters in Quebec and British Columbia will respond by giving her some company in the House of Commons in the fall.

Gerald Butts has removed himself from the daily political grind of strategizing how to keep the Liberals in power. But observers say it's unlikely he will be consigned to watch the campaign unfold from the sidelines.

SNC-Lavalin risks a takeover if it's convicted. But aside from likely outrage in Quebec, Ottawa can find other builders for its infrastructure plans if the company is banned from bidding on federal contracts, experts say

The Quebec company had extensive access to government ministers and top staffers, and was the only organization registered to lobby for allowing deferred prosecution agreements for white collar crimes.